It surely took us a while to obtain one, here in the EU these monitors are rare and actually the EU model do not have HDMI, just DP. However I was finally able to obtain a 4K - Ultra High Definition 3840 x 2160 monitor. We feel it is the next big thing as game companies and software houses have noticed this trend and in the upcoming months we'll be seeing Ultra HD texture packs for a handful of games. Yeah, imaging that, gaming at 3840 x 2160 with extremely high texture quality.

The PQ321 is a True native 4K UHD Monitor allowing Ultra HD at a 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz resolution. Basically the screen exists out of two tiles screens making the big whopper resolution. To get a grasp of that, that's the same as four Full HD displays stacked side-by-side. So yeah, you'll be needing serious amounts of GPU horsepower.

1280x720 = 0.9 MPixels

1600x1200 =1.9 Mpixels

1920x1080 =2.0 MPixels

2560x1440 = 3.7 MPixels

3840 x 2160 = 8.2 Mpixels (!)

We'll be playing with this monitor and a wide variety of graphics cards in the upcoming week. So late next week you can join me in a nice overview of the monitor, then do some regular benchmarking at UHD and then some FCAT results.

To get you an idea how big the desktop space is, look at MSI AftBurner, and then realise how big it looks on your screen and then on this 3840 x 2160 resolution.

For now, here are a couple of photo's just to get them 3840 x 2160 juices flowing. The monitor is so big that I took it home and decided to do some photo's in the garden. Have a great weekend you guys, I know I will :)

looking forward to the review. must take quite a setup to use this resolution.

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#4654753 Posted on: 09/13/2013 06:26 PM
I want 1 of these monitors in the near future if price is right, you guys think 2 gtx 670 would drive one of these ok?

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#4654757 Posted on: 09/13/2013 06:29 PM

I want 1 of these monitors in the near future if price is right, you guys think 2 gtx 670 would drive one of these ok?

Yes and no ... If you want to use AA, it's not gonna be enough. 3840x2160 = 4x FullHD. However, with the resolution so high, AA could be considered obsolete. If you would disable AA, then you might pull it off.

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#4654766 Posted on: 09/13/2013 07:10 PM
Looking at that desktop screenshot, that resolution looks like too much. I bet it's sweet for gaming though. What setup are you running into that screen? I can't think of a rig that will run 4k smooth enough in a year's time.

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#4654773 Posted on: 09/13/2013 07:16 PM
I want one but there needs to uprising in Scaleable UI on the pc cause that is just to small read comfortable

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#4654801 Posted on: 09/13/2013 07:44 PM
Looks good but only 60hz..

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#4654807 Posted on: 09/13/2013 07:51 PM

I want 1 of these monitors in the near future if price is right, you guys think 2 gtx 670 would drive one of these ok?

#4654845 Posted on: 09/13/2013 08:20 PM
Nice! Now be a good boy and give me the monitor...

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#4654851 Posted on: 09/13/2013 08:28 PM

Not a screen for gaming then

Not anytime soon. Majority of games will run ok but a lot of c titles will run like a dog atm.

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#4654862 Posted on: 09/13/2013 08:48 PM
There really is no point in having a 4K TV right now because there is no 4K material to view. I got to demo a 65 inch Samsung F9000 a few months ago and what I saw blew me away. I was ready to take it home until I saw what the current blu-rays and hi-def channels looked like on it. If no 4K material is being viewed, the TV automatically reverts to source material. So i'm like why the F am I going to spend $7K on a TV that I can't watch properly. Maybe in 5 years or so the 4K thing will finally take off.

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#4654961 Posted on: 09/13/2013 11:46 PM
I can only imagine waiting long years for graphic cards able to run games on it properly. I bought few years ago now 2560x1600 monitor and honestly it looks great but still struggling with newer games. I can lower the settings in the game but that defeats the purpose of buying it at all. I wouldn't bother with 4k untill it is properly settled down and becomes a standard until then it is just going to be a huge pain in the bu...t

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#4654976 Posted on: 09/14/2013 12:42 AM
Until the day i can grab a 4k monitor for 300 and a capable gpu to handle 4k gaming for 300, until then...well, i´m not jumping in. But it sure is sweet i´d make sweet love to one of these.